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<blockquote data-quote="netlife007" data-source="post: 15708698" data-attributes="member: 79514"><p><img src="http://www.republicanassemblies.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Photo-Teacher-in-classroom-with-students.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em>When things in your life seem</em></span></span>, <span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">almost too much to handle,</span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"> When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,</span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"> Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.</span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"> </span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"> A professor stood before his philosophy class</span></span></em> <em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em></em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> and had some items in front of him.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> When the class began, wordlessly,</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> He then asked the students, if the jar was full.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> They agreed that it was.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> Of course, the sand filled up everything else.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> 'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided,</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The golf balls are the important things - family,</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions – </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The sand is everything else --The small stuff.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued,</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The same goes for life.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> You will never have room for the things that are important to you.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> So...</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> Play With your children.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> Take time to get medical checkups.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> Take your partner out to dinner.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> 'Take care of the golf balls first --</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The things that really matter.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> The professor smiled.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> 'I'm glad you asked'.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy"><em> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'</em></span></span></em></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="netlife007, post: 15708698, member: 79514"] [IMG]http://www.republicanassemblies.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Photo-Teacher-in-classroom-with-students.jpg[/IMG] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6][I][COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy][I]When things in your life seem[/I][/COLOR][/COLOR], [COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class[/COLOR][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy][I] and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar And proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.' The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. 'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - family, children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions – Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else --The small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, You will never have room for the things that are important to you. So... Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. 'Take care of the golf balls first -- The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.' One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked'. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'[/I][/COLOR][/COLOR][/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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